Carnarvon Petroleum has completed the 2600 km 2 Keraudren Extension 3D seismic survey in the Bedout Basin, offshore Western Australia.
Carnarvon Petroleum has completed the 2600 km2 Keraudren Extension 3D seismic survey in the Bedout Basin, offshore Western Australia.
The survey over the southern portion of WA-436-P and the northern portion of WA-438-P contains a large range of 50 prospects and leads, many with stacked targets, in a diverse range of plays and with direct access to the interpreted hydrocarbon source kitchens, said Carnarvon.
It added that the prospects and leads had previously been identified on 2D seismic data and are expected to be enhanced by the improved structural and stratigraphic images resulting from the 3D seismic technology.
Most of the identified plays are independent of the Dorado-style canyon-edge play, showing the depth of play quality in this already proven basin.
The 21,652 km2 Bedout Basin acreage now has more than two-thirds (68%) of its area covered with modern 3D seismic data.
Meanwhile, the joint venture operator, Santos, is expected to lead the drilling operations for the Pavo-1 and Apus-1 exploration wells by late 2021 or early 2022.
Both wells will be drilled in the southeastern play fairway, with the Apus and Pavo prospects having similar interpreted trap, source, seal and reservoir characteristics to Dorado.
Carnarvon managing director and CEO, Adrian Cook, said: ‘The Keraudren Extension 3D seismic survey covers an area that has held a great deal of interest within Carnarvon for quite some time. We are looking forward to then incorporating the processed data into our already extensive database of the Bedout Basin and beginning to identify new targets for future drill programmes in this area. Our work in the Bedout Basin continues towards reaching a final investment decision in mid-2022’.
